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TABLE OF CONTENTS Farewell to Manzanar Introduction 7 Unit Objectives 10 Reading Assignment Sheet 11 Unit Outline 12 Study Questions 15 Quiz/Study Questions (Multiple Choice) 28 Pre-Reading Vocabulary Worksheets 49 Lesson One (Introductory Lesson) 69 Nonfiction Assignment Sheet 74 Oral Reading Evaluation Form 75 Writing Assignment 1 79 Writing Evaluation Form 80 Writing Assignment 2 85 Extra Writing Assignments/Discussion Questions 90 Writing Assignment 3 93 Vocabulary Review Activities 95 Unit Review Activities 96 Unit Tests 103 Unit Resource Materials 143 Vocabulary Resource Materials 173 3
SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Farewell to Manzanar Foreword, Chronology, and Terms 1. What is the author s (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston) relationship to Manzanar? 2. When did the first Japanese arrive on the US mainland, and where did they settle? 3. When did Congress grant naturalization rights to some groups? Which groups were granted the rights? Which groups were omitted? 4. When did the Japanese government lift its ban on emigration, and what was the result? 5. What restriction did the U. S. Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization create for the Japanese, and when was this done? 6. When and why did immigration from Japan to the United States stop? 7. When was the attack on Pearl Harbor? 8. Describe the three events that occurred in 1942. 9. Describe the Supreme Court ruling of 1944 and the two events of 1945. Include the dates. 10. What is Public Law 414, and when was it passed? Part I: Chapters 1, 2, 3 1. What is the setting when the story opens? 2. Why did the fishing boats return? 3. What did Papa do the night he heard the news? 4. Why was the FBI picking up Japanese-American fishermen? 5. What happened to Papa two weeks later, and how did he react? 6. Why was Jeanne afraid on Terminal Island? 7. What was Order 9066 and how did it affect the Japanese Americans? 8. How does Jeanne describe the public attitudes toward the Japanese in California? Include the example of her teacher in Boyle Heights. 9. What happened to the Wakatsuki family? 10. Describe the conditions in the barracks. Part I: Chapters 4, 5, 6 1. How was the War Department helping the people in the camps to get better clothing? 2. What was Jeanne s physical condition at the camp? 3. What is Jeanne s observation of how Mama coped with using the latrines? 4. How does Jeanne describe the entire situation? 5. What happened in the mess halls that changed the families? Why did this happen? 6. What work did Mama start doing? Why was she doing it? 7. How old is the author in this part of the story? 8. Describe the reunion with Papa. Include how he looked and what Jeanne did. 9. How does Jeanne as an adult see the cane that Papa brought back with him from Fort Lincoln? 10. What job did Papa have at Fort Lincoln? Why did he have that job? 15
ANSWER KEY: SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Farewell to Manzanar Foreword, Chronology, and Terms 1. What is the author s (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston) relationship to Manzanar? She was interred there with her family when she was a young girl. 2. When did the first Japanese arrive on the US mainland, and where did they settle? They arrived at Gold Hill near Sacramento, CA in 1869. 3. When did Congress grant naturalization rights to some groups? Which groups were granted the rights? Which groups were omitted? In 1870, Congress granted naturalization rights to free whites and people of African descent, but not to the Oriental races. 4. When did the Japanese government lift its ban on emigration, and what was the result? In 1886 the Japanese government lifted its ban on emigration. As a result, Japanese citizens were able for the first time to move to other countries. 5. What restriction did the U. S. Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization create for the Japanese, and when was this done? In 1911 the U. S. Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization said that only whites and people of African descent could file for citizenship. The Japanese were not allowed to file for U. S. citizenship. 6. When and why did immigration from Japan to the United States stop? In 1924 The U. S. Congress passed an Immigration Act that said any immigrant who could not become an U. S. citizen could not enter the United States. This meant that no Japanese could enter the country. 7. When was the attack on Pearl Harbor? December 7, 1941 8. Describe the three events that occurred in 1942. 1. February 19. President Roosevelt gives the War Department the authority to define military areas in the western states and to exclude anyone who might be a threat. 2. March 25. Evacuees begin to arrive at the Manzanar camp. 3. August 12. Evacuation of 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry to ten inland camps is completed. 18
9. Describe the Supreme Court ruling of 1944 and the two events of 1945. Include the dates. December 18, 1944. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that loyal citizens cannot be held in detention camps. August 14, 1945. Japan surrenders and World War II ends. November 21, 1945. The Manzanar camp officially closes. 10. What is Public Law 414, and when was it passed? Public Law 414 was passed in 1952. It granted Japanese aliens the right to become naturalized United States citizens. Part I: Chapters 1, 2, 3 1. What is the setting when the story opens? The wharf in Long Beach, California, in 1941. 2. Why did the fishing boats return? They had heard on their radios that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. 3. What did Papa do the night he heard the news? He burned the flag from Hiroshima, papers, documents, and anything that would show a connection with Japan. 4. Why was the FBI picking up Japanese-American fishermen? The FBI thought the Japanese-American fishermen might be contacting enemy Japanese ships off the western coast of the US. 5. What happened to Papa two weeks later, and how did he react? He was arrested by the FBI. He maintained his dignity and led the agents out of his house. 6. Why was Jeanne afraid on Terminal Island? It was the first time she had lived or gone to school with other Japanese people. When she was young, her father used to tell her he would sell her to the Chinamen if she misbehaved. So she was afraid of the other Japanese people. 7. What was Order 9066 and how did it affect the Japanese Americans? Order 9066 authorized the War Department to define military areas in the western states and to exclude anyone who might be considered a threat to the war effort. The Japanese were talking about the possibility that they would be moved to some place inland. 19